Whole-book orientation · Prophecy

Overview and structure

See the book’s genre, major movements, and complete reading route.

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

A clear route through the whole book

The units preserve the book’s order. Read the surrounding passage whenever a unit crosses a chapter boundary, and do not let a memorable verse replace the argument or story around it.

Overview

01 · Daniel · 01

The prophet confronts the present

Enter the historical crisis, covenant failure, and divine calling that give the message of Daniel its urgency.

02 · Daniel · 02

Judgment exposes the wound

Hear how Daniel names idolatry, injustice, false security, and the consequences that follow them.

03 · Daniel · 03

A faithful response is demanded

Follow the calls to repent, trust, wait, rebuild, or remain faithful at the center of Daniel.

04 · Daniel · 04

Hope looks beyond judgment

Trace the promises of restoration, a faithful remnant, renewed creation, or a coming king that carry Daniel forward.

All study units

Passage study 01 · Daniel 1:1–21

Daniel and his friends declining the royal food and appearing before the steward and king with wisdom

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Passage study 02 · Daniel 2:1–49

Daniel praying with his friends, explaining the king’s statue dream, and the stone filling the earth

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Passage study 03 · Daniel 3:1–30

The golden image on the plain, the three men refusing to bow, and four figures walking in the furnace

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Passage study 04 · Daniel 4:1–37

The great tree dream, Nebuchadnezzar’s pride from the palace, and his later humbling and restoration

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Passage study 05 · Daniel 5:1–31

Belshazzar’s feast with temple vessels, the writing on the wall, and Daniel giving the interpretation

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Passage study 06 · Daniel 6:1–28

Daniel praying at the open window, sealed in the lions’ den, and found alive at dawn

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Passage study 07 · Daniel 7:1–28

Four beasts rising from the sea and the Son of man receiving dominion

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Passage study 08 · Daniel 8:1–27

The ram, goat, horns, and shattered power in the vision near the river Ulai

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Passage study 09 · Daniel 9:1–27

Daniel reading Jeremiah, confessing in prayer, and receiving the difficult message about the appointed weeks

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Passage study 10 · Daniel 10:1–11:45

Daniel mourning beside the river and receiving a vision of conflict among kingdoms

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Passage study 11 · Daniel 12:1–13

Daniel hearing the promise of deliverance, resurrection, purification, and rest at the end of his days

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